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Concept of Health Map

Health map is a matrix of grouped units on a certain level of the hierarchy, which are colored by status.

Hierarchy Mapping

Health Map visually represents the hierarchical tree structure of organization units as a set of nested rectangles. Each branch, or level of the hierarchical tree represents a rectangle, which is tiled with smaller rectangles representing the sub-branches, or lower levels of the hierarchical tree.

Size of rectangles on Health Map can be configured to be proportional to any relevant parameter. It's subject to application configuration.

RAG Indication of Status

Health application provides a simple way to indicate a unit status on Health Map with a traffic-light color: Red, Amber or Green (RAG). 
In general, GREEN means that unit health goes well, AMBER indicates state with known and manageable risks, and RED alerts about occurred issues or high probability of heavy loss or failure. Each color corresponds to a certain range of Health Index (see Health Status Dimension).

And the Health Map shows the color of a status set for each unit shown on the map.

Organization View

Health Map displays organization view of all company units once the root unit from the Org Hierarchy is selected:

When you change the value of any Health Map control (Perspective, Zoom, Highlights), the Health map displays relevant units and the Counter recalculates its values. 

Unit View

Health Map displays a unit view once a single unit from the Org Hierarchy is selected. Health Map is a part of a Portfolio Health widget. Health Map shows all the child units of the selected units. In the example below, there are no nested units as all the child units are of the same hierarchy level.

Note: Certain elements and widgets are subject to configuration and may appear different from what you see in your specific installation.

If Health Status Dimensions are configured for a unit, the radial status chart is shown below the Portfolio Health. For more details see Health Status Dimensions.

How to Use Health Map

Health map controls help to get more detailed and specific information on the Health Map.
There are four controls:

  • Perspective

  • Org level (zoom)

  • Highlights

Using these controls, you can get various detailed views of your portfolio. The set of available perspectives and org levels is a subject of application configuration.

Choose Perspective

Choose Perspective by opening the Perspective menu and selecting the respective item. The Health Map represents units' status or sub-status color, in accordance with the selected perspective.

See also:

Choose Org Level (Zoom)

Adjusting Org hierarchy level by dragging the Zoom control, you can set the required portfolio range for Health Map, from the highest through the lowest level of Org hierarchy.

View Highlights

You can highlight units with the pre-defined events for a selected Perspective. There are several options: All Units, New RED, Chronic AMBER, Chronic RED, and Forecasted RED (Forecasted RED is available for Overall perspective only).
Pausing on any option you can view the corresponding tooltip with information on affected units, status duration, and reporter. 

List of Highlights is a subject of application configuration.

The events are highlighted on the two-week principle:

  • New RED event - means that a unit became red during the past two weeks.

  • New AMBER event - means that a unit became amber during over the past two weeks.

  • Chronic RED event - means that a unit is red for more than two weeks.

  • Chronic AMBER event - means that a unit is amber for more than two weeks.

Filter Units

The Show Filters setting allows you to filter units by status, name, or other options to have a more specific view of your portfolio.
To learn how to use Health Map filters, see Filters of Portfolio Health.

View Unit Tooltip

If you pause on a unit in Health Map, the system displays tooltip containing detailed information about the unit. If Health Status Dimensions are configured for a unit, the unit tooltip displays radial status chart. For more details see Health Status Dimensions.

If you select a different perspective than the overall, hovering over a unit will display the summary status of the selected dimension.

Example of Usage

The examples demonstrate how the Perspective and Zoom controls change the content of Health Map

Perspective

You can observe unit status from the different perspectives. By choosing perspective, you can choose any status that is configured on the units below, and the map changes its coloration. The examples later demonstrate difference between Overall and Team Performance perspective.

Overall perspective

Colors the units on the map in Overall status color set on the units shown on the map.

Team Performance perspective

Zoom Level 

You can select different levels of the org hierarchy to be presented on the Health Map. The examples later demonstrate the difference between most wide (L1-L5) and narrower (L4-L5) zoom ranges.

Range: Level 1 - Level 5 (full)

Range: Level 4 - Level 5

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